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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AL OTRO LADO, et al., Case No. 17-cv-02366-BAS-KSC 11 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO EXCLUDE v. PLAINTIFFS’ PURPORTED EXPERT TESTIMONY ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al., (ECF No. 539)

Defendants. 16 Defendants move to exclude the expert opinion of Stephanie Leutert (“Motion”) arguing that she lacks the expertise to offer opinions regarding operations and capacities at ports of entry (“POEs”) and that her methodology in reaching her conclusions is flawed. (ECF No. 539.) Plaintiffs respond, and Defendants reply. (ECF Nos. 567, 593.) For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion. I. BACKGROUND In the Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”), which is the operative pleading in this case, Plaintiffs allege that Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) had a pattern and practice of…